Laser fundamentals

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"The clear explanations, worked examples, and many homework problems make this book eminently suitable for undergraduate and first-year graduate students in science and engineering who are taking courses on lasers. The summaries of key types of lasers, the use of many unique theoretical descriptions, and the chapter-by-chapter bibliography make this an invaluable reference work for researchers as well."--Jacket

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Full title :Laser fundamentals / William T. Silfvast.

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Publication Date:2004.
Edition:2nd ed

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Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2004.

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Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 642 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:0521833450, 9780521833455, 9780521541053, 0521541050, 9780511163616, 0511163614, 9780511616426, 0511616422, 9780511166365, 0511166362, 9780511165238, 0511165234, 1299319017, 9781299319011
oclc:ocn695036350
LC Classification:TA1675
Dewey Decimal:621.36/6

1. Introduction -- Sect. 1. Fundamental Wave Properties of Light -- 2. Wave Nature of Light -- The Interaction of Light with Materials -- Sect. 2. Fundamental Quantum Properties of Light -- 3. Particle Nature of Light -- Discrete Energy Levels -- 4. Radiative Transitions and Emission Linewidth -- 5. Energy Levels and Radiative Properties of Molecules, Liquids, and Solids -- 6. Radiation and Thermal Equilibrium -- Absorption and Stimulated Emission -- Sect. 3. Laser Amplifiers -- 7. Conditions for Producing a Laser -- Population Inversions, Gain, and Gain Saturation -- 8. Laser Oscillation Above Threshold -- 9. Requirements for Obtaining Population Inversions -- 10. Laser Pumping Requirements and Techniques -- Sect. 4. Laser Resonators -- 11. Laser Cavity Modes -- 12. Stable Laser Resonators and Gaussian Beams -- 13. Special Laser Cavities and Cavity Effects -- Sect. 5. Specific Laser Systems -- 14. Laser Systems Involving Low-Density Gain Media -- 15. Laser Systems Involving High-Density Gain Media -- Sect. 6. Frequency Multiplication of Laser Beams -- 16. Frequency Multiplication of Lasers and Other Nonlinear Optical Effects.